Bidspirit auction | Chumash Ohr Ha'Chaim. Complete set.

Chumash Ohr Ha'Chaim. Complete set. Zhitomir 1865. Extremely rare. - Each Volume with Nussach Sefard Shabbos Siddur. Includes the five Megilos and Yotzros. Chumash Ohr Ha’Chaim printed by the Schapiro family press in Zhitomir. Includes the commentaries of Rashi, Ba’al HaTurim, Sifsei Chachomim and Ohr Ha’Chaim Ha’Kodosh. The seforim of the Ohr Ha’Chaim Ha’Kodosh were received to almost unprecedented acclaim, particularly among Chassidim and Mekubolim. The CHIDA in Shem HaGedolim writes of the great esteem that the Ba’al Shem Tov had for the Ohr Ha’Chaim Ha’Kodosh. In a famous instance, R. Chaim Halberstam (Divrei Chaim) wrote, that an individual who does not believe that the Ohr Ha’Chaim Ha’Kodosh was written with Ruach Ha’Kodesh is to be considered a heretic. As is well known, Seforim printed by the Schapiro family press were exceptionally favored by many of the great Chassidic Rebbes and in turn their followers. R. Chaim Ibn Attar (1696-1743), was born in Morocco and was one of its most prominent Rabbonim. In 1733, he decided to emigrate to Eretz Yisroel. En route, he stopped in Livorno where the rich members of the community pleaded for him to stay and established a Yeshiva for him. In 1742, he arrived in Yerusholayim where he became Rav of the Knesses Yisroel Shul. His most famous student was R. Chaim Dovid Azulai (CHIDA). He is buried on Har Ha’Zesim and there are countless accounts of miraculous divine assistance, after praying at his Kever. Each volume with two title pages. Vol 1; 503,32 (lacking one title page), Vol 2; 513, 48, Vol 3; 357, 47, Vol 4; 395, 32, Vol 5; 366, 32. Overall good condition, some foxing, with some small holes and tears. Antique bindings (loose). A complete set of these Chumashim is highly unusual, Vinograd records never having seen a complete set. Opening bid $4500